To all my peeps in central and western England...

[liz_marcs]

The Boston Globe reports that you guys are not just getting slammed rain-wise, but are also flooding out.

Yikes! The Globe even has pictures.

Yes, apparently your horrible weather and flooding situation is making front-page news in Boston.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

Comments

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

You know? I read very familiar looking town names...like Gloucester and Tewkesbury and Berkshire...and this warm feeling of familiarity washes over me.

Then I see a name like Uck. I have to read it several times to make sure that: 1) I read the name right; and 2) that a letter isn't missing. ^_^

Then I realize, okay, not so familiar now.

Sorry. I giggled like I was 12 when I read Uck and Uckfield. I know, I know...

[tessarin.livejournal.com]

There is actually an advert playing at the moment with Vinnie Jones that makes a play on funny place names.

Just a little map to show you the Uck and the ouse which are the rivers likely to flood Lewes and Ukfield.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=river%20uck%20uckfield&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl

Strangely I actually think there is an uck and ouse in the north or East Anglia as well.

Thankfully there is no current warning but the water table is pretty high going by the sodden state of my garden so I figure that despite our helpful chalky ground on the hills at somepoint if it continues to rain then surface water will start to run off. Crowborough is high so we are safe from standing floods but the surface runoff is what got us last time.

At least it is highlighting the good work etc our emergency services and the Forces do despite cut backs. The government is now partially reaping the results of its cutbacks in search and rescue now.

Some are starting to point out that it hasn't stopped raining since Brown became PM.